To dramatically increase the number of minority and low-income high school students who enter and excel in stem undergraduate majors and careers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$477K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $304K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$477K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $802K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$172K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$291K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2023▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$751K
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2023▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$568K
FY2021$954K
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$291K
FY2023▼ -83%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$291K
FY2024$278K
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $2.6M Management & general 10% · $348K Fundraising 14% · $501K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $477K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$350,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$127,083Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matt Stephenson’s $346K as CEO is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Matt Stephenson$345,933$350,000$350,000$223,750$145,000$132,500
Claire Polcrack——$127,083———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches coding and web development to underrepresented students, guiding them to college and STEM careers.

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1 program · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The program model encompasses four components designed to leverage local volunteer technical talent to teach coding and web development skills to students in order to push them through college and into stem careers.

$2.6Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$802K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $14K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,779

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$510K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$348K
Fundraisingcol D$501K
Owns and owesPt X
$291K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$156K
Total assetsLn 16$463K
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$510K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$156K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$156K
Total assetsLn 16$463K
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K
Net assetsLn 32$291K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 6600
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$156K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$463K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K$172K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$291K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$420K$168K$147K$105K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.7M$86K$303K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$27K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$123K$95K$9K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$212K$159K$19K$34K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$53K$22K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$61K$41K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$150K$129K$22K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$36K$36K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$5K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$12K$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$199K$167K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$2.6M$348K$501K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.8M$1.8M$2.0M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.9M−$378K$278K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.1M$3.5M−$1.4M$291K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.8M$22K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$954K$1.4M$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $751K$568K$183K$331K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,056,219 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,600,296$1,546,219
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,233,180$510,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,833,476$2,056,219
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$13,779
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,210,376$2,901,563
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $600,821$565,795
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,811,197$3,481,137
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,279−$1,424,918
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,056,219 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,546,219
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,546,219
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $510,000$510,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $510,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,056,219
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,481,137 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $13,779$13,779
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $168,000 · Management $147,000 · Fundraising $105,000$420,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,726,935 · Management $86,432 · Fundraising $302,545$2,115,912
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $27,012 · Fundraising $3,002$30,014
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $95,027 · Management $8,605 · Fundraising $19,739$123,371
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $159,199 · Management $19,104 · Fundraising $33,963$212,266
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,475$4,475
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,662 · Management $21,613 · Fundraising $1,611$75,886
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $40,820 · Fundraising $20,000$60,820
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $128,565 · Management $21,560$150,125
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,337$2,337
IX-17 TravelPrograms $35,522$35,522
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,423 · Fundraising $12,224$17,647
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,199 · Management $3,116 · Fundraising $2,603$17,918
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $167,407 · Management $31,658$199,065
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,632,550 · Management $347,900 · Fundraising $500,687$3,481,137
Part X · Balance sheet $463,233 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,524,222$155,969
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $275,000$275,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,675$26,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,264
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,805,897$463,233
X-19 Deferred revenue$160,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $70,354$11,774
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,354$171,774
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,465,543$41,459
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $270,000$250,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,735,543$291,459
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,805,897$463,233
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $291,459 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,056,219
XI-2 Total expenses$3,481,137
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,424,918
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,735,543
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$19,166
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$291,459

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